Samuel Morse
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of the Morse code, and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.
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Books/Sources
- Samuel Morse and the Telegraph (Inventions and Discovery) - David Seidman
- The Story of Samuel Morse and the Telegraph - Rupert S. Holland
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